What China’s Involvement in Myanmar says about Asia’s Changing Regional Order By Leif-Eric Easley and Sea Young Kim 12 December 2019 Beijing's capability, willingness, and different concepts for peace-building are recentring the institutional architecture of Asia. Read More
Renewable Energy for Australia’s Security: Integrating Domestic and Foreign Policy By Xavier Wilks 10 December 2019 The relationship between energy policy and national security has been overlooked in discussions of Australian renewable energy policy. The Australian government should invest in renewables to strengthen our security. Read More
The Hidden Goldmine Behind Sustainable Development By Jasmine Brinsmead 09 December 2019 Since its conception, the Sustainable Development (SD) concept has been embraced by civil society as an opportunity to salvage the earth without hindering economic prosperity. However, the ideal "sustainable" global economy cannot be completely understood unless it is placed in the context of unequal power relations within the global financial system. Read More
Rhetoric Versus Reality in The Rise of Policing in UN Peace Operations: "More Blue, Less Green"? By Dr Charles Hunt 08 December 2019 The role of Police in United Nations (UN) peace operations has shifted such that the organisation is now more deeply involved in missions, evolving from “watchers” to “coaches” in undertaking reform and building up national law enforcement agencies and at times providing interim operational support. Read More
The Hidden Goldmine Behind Sustainable Development Jasmine Brinsmead 07 December 2019 Since its conception, the Sustainable Development (SD) concept has been embraced by civil society as an opportunity to salvage the earth without hindering […] Read More
Transactionalism in International Relations: Turkey’s Relations With The European Union By Ihsan Yilmaz and Galib Bashirov 05 December 2019 Despite accession to the EU being one of Turkey's long-term goals, its strategic gaze has recently shifted from Europe to the Middle East. Read More
NATO meeting: solidarity reinforced despite uncomfortable time for alliance to be in the spotlight By Megan Dee 05 December 2019 NATO in 2019 faces an unenviable agenda and a political environment increasingly unconducive to building a consensus. Read More
AIIA National Office launches new Indo-Pacific Research Forum website 03 December 2019 The AIIA National Office has launched a new website as part of a recent ongoing project on the Indo-Pacific with support from the Japan Foundation, the Australian Civil-Military Centre, and the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade’s Japan-Australia Foundation. Read More
An Evening with the Interns 02 December 2019 On Tuesday 19 November the current AIIA NSW interns gave presentations on topics of their choosing, followed by questions from the audience. Ludmilla […] Read More
Australia Must Take The Lead in Global Youth Mental Health By Billi McCarthy-Price 02 December 2019 Australia is a global leader in youth mental health research and treatment development. It should leverage this expertise to ensure that evidence-based best-practice youth-friendly models are prioritised in Universal Health Coverage provisions, particularly in the priority region of the Indo-Pacific. Read More
Vox And The Spectre of Populism By Ruben Perez-Hidalgo 28 November 2019 The growth of the far-right party Vox in Spain has less to do with the specific policies they propose than with the unaddressed anxieties, born out of the 2008 economic crisis, that still haunt Europe as a whole. Read More